The Food We Eat

[wayne]

In this Post I do (Not) wish to offend or cause any unrest among members in what they read, but just lately I have been asked the question about the foods we eat and thought it might be a good Post to put here. So remember, the foods (you) eat is of your own choosing and no one should tell you otherwise.

Its always a choice whether one wants to stay a meat eater or become a vegetarian, we are all endowed with that choice alone. All humans house animal qualities within, to help in eradicating these low qualities and purify the mind one must give up the eating of meat. The low vibration of the animal is in this type of food and it does affect the mind (to a degree) as well as hinders ones progression.

But again, it does come down to one’s own personal choice. If we are wanting to make progress then I suggest you meditate on looking into the reason of (why) one should avoid the eating of meat. If anyone is serious in knowing the answer to this, then I do suggest you find it (yourself) through meditation. So really, Yes, YOU Are What You Eat.

Also, don’t forget the words of Jesus and other great Ones who came to teach humanity that “The Body Of Man Is The Temple Of God.”

If we are wanting to come closer to God through our acts of self-sacrifices, as well as knowing that God certainly does reside in the temple of our body, then why would anyone want to dirty it by being disrespectful (to put it mildly) through the wrong types of food and drink. In hindsight it’s because we have all been conditioned in doing so, this is how we have been brought up. It goes right back to our ancestry, but now the tide is turning in bringing more of an understanding, or, a higher “awareness” among the people of the world about the foods we eat and of life in general.

What’s causing this, “the rising vibration,” it’s the elevation of “man’s mind” to a greater height, and it (can) be painful at times. Spiritual growth dose not come without some suffering.
Only when God witnesses man taking the rightful steps forward in keeping “His” temple clean (within) and offering worship to Him through meditation and prayer and by doing good towards others, will God then (Reveal) Himself and lead that one quicker along the path towards Realisation of his True-Self.

I know some who are vegetarians and when I ask them their reason why they became vegetarian, they responded by giving all the wrong reasons. I have always felt a disappointment when hearing this. You see, I am always waiting to hear the right reasons as this would then lead into higher talks. The majority of people will learn one day that animals also have their own karma to live, and that they like us “evolve.”

The same for all living things, even the earth herself evolves; she goes through different ages (yuga’s). If and when one is serious about wanting to tread the spiritual path and come closer to God, then they will in time discover through meditation the “truth” of all life and the purpose it holds.

But please don’t get me wrong I once myself was a meat eater, that’s how I was brought up. It’s just that one day we will all be enlightened with this truth, and when it dawns upon us we will see it as plain as the nose on our face along with many other things as well. This is our destiny, this is what happens when we begin to evolve. We become more spiritually attuned with life here and the other. My wife and four children are meat eaters, I cannot and would not dare force them to change. The change “MUST” come from within them themselves.

When we begin to (realise) that we are changing for the better and becoming more spiritual we then start to discover things of truth, or better still, God leads us to the truths. But we should never leave it there, we should act upon these truths by bettering ourselves instead of letting them sit idle within us.
Only until then will we start to make headway in our journey along the path which is then quickened through the grace of God. We then find ourselves coming closer and closer to Him.

Its only when we start to put a little effort into bettering ourselves that God then starts to lead us towards the discovery of many wonderful and great truths. We then begin to understand things with greater clarity than ever before, and sometimes it really shakes us violently from the inside out, only because it clashes with what we always took to be true.
Many will not tolerate a truth other than their own, it’s because the foundations of their own belief structures are in threat of either being harmed or even destroyed. Structures which they have depended on for so long and have taken to always be the truth.

What fights in holding on is the (ego,) it wont let loose of old things, old ways. “Brain-Washed” people who are so conditioned by the world, wipe the sleep from yours eye’s (the World) and behold all things will be revealed. The truth will then unravel itself right before you. You see, “in truth there is really only ONE truth, all the others a just stepping stones leading one to the discovery of the One Real Truth - GOD.

So if anyone eats meat, it’s their choice and that should not be disrespected. What should be questioned though is how animals are treated. There is (NO) love or spirituality in causing suffering to animals no matter what. The suffering one causes to any living thing is a vile act against God Himself, and great karma will be reaped. For plant life this is a different matter altogether, plants are not “Aware,” animals are.

[gruntal]

I think you have to realise things, at least in regards human being morals and cultural practices, need to progress in increments. Along the way things are also redefined. When life was a cruel joke people treated animals - actually each other - rather roughly. You can still box at each other and let's face it the "knock out" is what the crowd is looking foward to. Cock fights are often OUT as are bull and dog fights because now we tend to think animals don't make the decision to fight just for our pleasure. It used to be animals could be eaten and even sacrificed as symbols for our salvation but it had to be done in certain ways. It was VERY tacky to eat something while it was still alive and able to watch you gobble it down for dessert.

I remember as a kid reading Doctor Doolitle but it never even occurred to me to ask rather he had ham sandwiches for lunch. "Do not kill" was quoted and misquoted so many times it ment everything and nothing. It would be nice if the lion and the lamb could sit down together but the digestive system of cats makes it hard or impossible for them to live on turnips and lettuce.

I have very few friends and none are vegetarians but some aquaintences do preferr zuchini and soy beans to greasy ribs and I find that delightfull! I have no interest in hunting but firearms do fascinate me. My dog went from a paranoid quasi-predator to a very friendly companion. But it all happens in small steps. I realise some day looking back I would be the wild brutal savage and I wouldn't deny it.

As for today the menu might be Hebrew National franks or Loma Linda Veggie Burgers. What I consider a pet here might be the main course somewhere else. Smoking is OUT and drinking is only okay late at night behind closed doors and carefully rationed. Oddly I find it very comforting to know someone claiming a level of spirituality would be vegetarian. Good show! I would try it myself but I am not up to it.

I am glad at least some one can do it even if I can not.

[wayne]

Hello gruntal ...

In case some may think that to become spiritual you must give up the eating of meat – for the record this is not so.

One does not need to be a vegetarian to be spiritual; to be spiritual is a way of life chosen by that person. "But" ... as one progresses in their spirituality through their spiritual practices, they will one day come to realise the sacredness of all life here on earth. And then they will begin to understand the role of evolution.

Thank you for your comment.

[sparklekaz]

Hi Neon,

A very well written post on what can be a very emotive and sensitive subject.

I wholeheartedly agree with the sentiments you have expressed. I also believe that the decision to become a vegetarian is one that seems to arise naturally, the more spiritually aware you become. I know this was the case for me.

I have always been an animal lover, and was brought up in rural Wales. So every day I would see cows and calves, sheep and lambs grazing happily in the field by my house. Seeing the lambs racing each other around the field and jumping up in the air high on the joys of spring, always made me smile. Or had to hear the lambs when they are separated from their mothers, bleating and crying for them at night! Seeing them in this way, it was hard to reconcile the idea that they are dumb animals, a label people give them. Living in what was primarily a farming community, I was reminded often, that our 'Sunday Joint' did not just appear wrapped in cellophane with no resemblance to the living, sentient animal it came from.

I had been living in the city prior to moving to Wales when I was 12 and had never seen any of these animals outside of the Zoo. So I can totally understand, see how easy it is for many people to be disassociated from the animals that are used for food. Even though on a intellectual level they do know. Also as you and George have said, we know no different. We are very much a product of our upbringing, until we start to question certain things for ourselves as we mature.

Like you Neon, I believe that choosing a vegetarian lifestyle is very much a personal choice. It also does not reflect on a person badly, if they eat meat. You do not have to be a vegetarian to become a spiritual person, or to prove that you are, which is sometimes the case. Some, do use vegetarianism as a kind of kudos, in a attention seeking way as if to 'demonstrate' that they are 'spiritual' when its more of a current fad, then a genuine desire to live a energetically more spiritual life. Or to show their kinship with our fellow animals by abstaining from eating their flesh.

I have been a vegetarian now for six years, prior to that for many more years, I would mainly eat fish. I found as I became more spiritually aware and saw that we are all connected energetically I became more and more uncomfortable about eating meat. For me, I felt hypocritical, by saying on one hand that I believe all things have the right to exist. I have no right to cause the loss of life or to be part of the reason for any life to be cut short to feed me, and then still eat meat. To be honest, it got to the point that I would often have a mental visual in my head of the animal I was eating. It was definitely an appetite killer.. lol

When someone asks me why did I become a vegetarian, I say quite honestly. It is not because I suddenly went off the taste of meat, or for any health reasons. It is simply that I felt I could no longer eat the flesh of another living creature that has lived. Looking back, I can see it happened slowly and I don't think I could have become a vegetarian and stayed with it all this time for any other reason then self realization. It is absolutely a personal thing, and I do not believe we have the right to foist our opinions on other people or guilt trip them into it.

You put this over beautifully Neon, so well done.

Love and light
Kaz

[wayne]

Wonderful words Kaz, well said.